They gofrom strengthto strength,[Every one of them] appearsbeforeGodin Zion.
"Nevertheless the righteouswill holdto his way,And he who has cleanhandswill growstrongerand stronger.
Our feetare standingWithin your gates,O Jerusalem,
My soulthirstsfor God,for the livingGod;Whenshall I comeand appearbeforeGod?
O sendout Your lightand Your truth,let them leadme; Let them bringme to Your holyhillAnd to Your dwellingplaces.
But the pathof the righteousis like the lightof dawn,That shinesbrighterand brighteruntilthe fullday.
Yet those who waitfor the LORDWill gainnewstrength;They will mountup [with] wingslike eagles,They will runand not gettired,They will walkand not becomeweary.
"I bringnearMy righteousness,it is not faroff; And My salvationwill not delay.And I will grantsalvationin Zion,[And] My gloryfor Israel.
"And the LORDwill continuallyguideyou, And satisfyyour desirein scorchedplaces,And givestrengthto your bones;And you will be like a wateredgarden,And like a springof waterwhosewatersdo not fail.
"For therewill be a daywhen watchmenOn the hillsof Ephraimcallout, 'Arise,and let us goup [to] Zion,To the LORDour God.'"
"I will makethem and the placesaroundMy hilla blessing.And I will cause showersto comedownin their season;they will be showersof blessing.
Then it will comeabout that anywho are leftof allthe nationsthat wentagainstJerusalemwill goup from yearto yearto worshipthe King,the LORDof hosts,and to celebratethe Feastof Booths.
and to offera sacrificeaccordingto what was saidin the Lawof the Lord,"A PAIROF TURTLEDOVESORTWOYOUNGPIGEONS."
For of His fullnesswe have allreceived,and graceupon grace.
"IfI goand preparea placefor you, I will comeagainand receiveyou to Myself,that whereI am,[there] you may be also.
"Everybranchin Me that does not bearfruit,He takes away;and every[branch] that bearsfruit,He prunesit sothat it may bearmorefruit.
"Thisis the willof Him who sentMe, that of allthat He has givenMe I losenothing,but raiseit up on the lastday.
But we all,with unveiledface,beholding as in a mirrorthe gloryof the Lord,are being transformedinto the sameimagefrom gloryto glory,justas from the Lord,the Spirit.
"Threetimesin a yearallyour malesshall appearbeforethe LORDyour Godin the placewhichHe chooses,at the Feastof UnleavenedBreadand at the Feastof Weeksand at the Feastof Booths,and they shall not appearbeforethe LORDempty-handed.
Thenwe who are aliveand remainwill be caughtup togetherwith them in the cloudsto meetthe Lordin the air,and sowe shall alwaysbe with the Lord.
but growin the graceand knowledgeof our Lordand SaviorJesusChrist.To Him [be] the glory,bothnowand to the dayof eternity.Amen.
